Brandon Brown is a lawyer practicing appellate practice, civil rights, constitutional law and 4 other areas of law. Brandon received a B.A. degree from University of Iowa in 1999, and has been licensed for 24 years. Brandon practices at Parrish Kruidenier Dunn Boles Gribble Gentry Brown & Bergmann, LLP in Des Moines, IA.
State v. Leedom, 2020 WL 391787. The Iowa Supreme Court agreed with our request for a rem
directed the district court to review potentially exculpatory evidence for a new trial.
Boone County Case. No. FECR111386. Before our representation, a jury found our client guilty of two counts of domestic abuse, including felonious strangulation. We appeared
filed a motion for new trial contending our client was entitled to a new trial since the judge admitted impermissible prior bad acts evidence
the prosecutor committed misconduct by introducing, among other things, evidence our client was the president of a local chapter of the Sons of Silence motorcycle club. The trial judge granted our motion
we h
led retrial with the jury returning verdicts of not guilty.
Hamilton County Case No. FECR338214. Represented client who was accused of Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree, a Class B Felony. The district court granted our motion to dismiss on the grounds the State violated our client’s right to speedy trial.
Rilea v. Iowa Dep’t of Transporation, 919 N.W.2d 380 (Iowa 2018). Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the district court by holding the Iowa Department of Transportation lacked the authority to stop motorist
issues citations for moving violations such as speeding. More can be read about this case at: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-
-courts/2018/10/19/iowa-dot-wrongly-issued-thous
s-traffic-speeding-tickets-iowa-supreme-court-finds/1694203002/
State v. Werner, 919 N.W.2d 375 (Iowa 2018). Iowa Supreme Court reversed the district court by holding the Iowa Department of Transportation lacked the authority to make a stop for speeding.
Plymouth County Case No. CDCD030591. Successfully petitioned the district court to set aside a divorce decree on the grounds the presiding divorce court judge improperly communicated with the opposing lawyer about preparing the divorce decree without our client knowing about the communication. More can be read about this case at: https://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/crime-
-courts/judge-vacates-ghostwritten-divorce-decree-in-plymouth-county/article_b7271625-9af5-5c80-83b1-0cba03f14969.html
Downtown DSM Board Member
Downtown Neighborhood Association (Board Member – President)
American Bar Association (ABA)
Iowa State Bar Association (ISBA)
National Trial Lawyers Association (NTLA)
NTLA Top 40 Under 40
Iowa Association for Justice(IAJ)
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